Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-8749 · published 15 January 2016
CVE-2015-8749: Openstack nova information exposure vulnerability
Openstack · Nova
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
Description
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html | PatchVendor Advisory |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-8749), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.